It’s getting late in Kraków as our tour guide warns, “in 1997 capital punishment was outlawed in Kraków altering 30 men’s criminal sentences from death row to 25-year terms. And this, my friends, is the year they will be released. So if you find yourself talking to an older Kraków gentlemen, please be sure to… Read More Wódka in Kraków

“So you traveled all the way to Warsaw and come to a Spanish tapas bar?” our waitress jokes. Fair… but when a storm rolls in, the museums are unexpectedly closed and you’re not close to your Airbnb you make compromises. The sun is beginning to set in the Polish capital as people make their way home… Read More Warsaw / Warszawa

It’s day 2 in Budapest and after a reasonably tame night out, our group is rested and ready to tackle an ambitious sightseeing itinerary. We start our day on the Buda side beginning with St. Stephen’s Basilica (opens at 9AM – allocate 30 minute visit) followed by the Great Synagogue (opens at 10AM – allocate 30-60 minute… Read More Budapest – Day 2

“We will now be entering land of the hipsters. You can spot them wearing Nike shoes, even though they don’t run, and BP Shop clothing,” our tour guide warned. It has been 18 hours since we landed in Budapest last night and I think we’ve been awake for over 12. In less than a day,… Read More ﻿Budapest – Day 1

Our travel in Norway makes most sense if I start at the beginning… going back to when I was just a one year old baby. At the time, an ad was running in a regional Norwegian newspaper for two au pairs needed in Las Vegas. It just so happened, a girl in her late teens had just graduated from… Read More Sætre – Drøbak – Santa – Oscarsburg – Holmsburg

It’s an interesting time to find lodging in Oslo due to the Fellesforbundet strike. Many of the hotels are closed because of a classic dispute between long hours and low wages. Our hotel was still operating but there were signs throughout that service could be slow due to the strike. Although I usually think of… Read More Oslo, Norway “Ush-lo”